Opening day Stripers: All about the temps! by Team Accurate’s Capt. Darren Dorris

        NJ anglers start counting the days on the calendar once February hits. We all can’t wait until that magical day of March first. Why? March first marks the opening day of Striped Bass season. Prior to the March one opener, all waters inland of the ocean are closed to Striper fishing. But on March first, it is game on! However, unlike opening of a stocked trout season, finding a Striper on opening day can be incredibly challenging. The adage of “In...

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Accurate introduces Valiant BV-500 to a very positive reception.

BV2-500 2-speed Accurate has introduced new BV-500-sized single-speed and two-speed reels to its popular Valiant lever-drag series. Like all Valiant models, the latest additions incorporate design innovations that maximize strength, durability and fish-fighting power, while minimizing reel size and weight. Ideal for taking on striped marlin, sailfish, tuna, white sea bass, yellowtail, striped bass, and other saltwater predators, the new Valiant lever drags include BV-500 (6:1 retrieve) and BV-500N (6:1 retrieve, narrow) single-speed reels, as well as new BV2-500 and BV2-500N two-speeds. Every...

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Accurate Fishing Products to host “Customer Appreciation Day” to share our passion for USA built products.

        Accurate Fishing products proud makers of the patented TwinDrag® reels will be organizing their first Customer Appreciation Day in their facility located in Corona, CA to share how they make the Accurate line of USA made reels. This will be the first of  event of its kind and if successful more will be planned in coastal regions around the USA to help inform Accurate friends and anglers of product development, design, and production of the patented TwinDrag® reels. The Customer Appreciation...

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When To Go Narrow? The benefits of narrow reels for todays fishing techniques.

Narrow History Today's reels come in a variety of sizes both in diameter and width, with a choice of gear ratios, handle and knob configurations and in a rainbow of cosmetic colors. With the combinations available for today's anglers, there seems to be a little confusion when looking to make a buying decision. One question we hear a lot is "Why would I need a narrower reel?". Narrow reels have been on the market for years with Penn offering a 4/0...

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Hunting Wahoo in the Southern California Bight.

Rob and Dallas with their payoff after five weekends and 110 miles of trolling. The 2015 saltwater fishing season brought southern California an abundance of exotics never seen in local waters. The first push of gamefish were Yellowtail that bit through the holidays and are still biting in a lot of inshore haunts. They were followed by mass numbers of Bluefin that ranged from schoolies in the 20 to 40 lb range, to bigger models in excess of 200 lbs. The...

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Conservation through Fishing: Future of the Sport

Marlin being released with a Billfish Tag Recently we put out a poll regarding how many people practice some type of catch and release ethics. The poll was created to start a dialogue with anglers to see what views they have towards self replenishment of the stocks (Catch and Release). We received some interesting replies, but the main focus was to get some type of response, which we did. We saw that the following percentages applied to a mid range sampling...

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July 2015 Accurate 5-Day Trip; American Angler

The annual Accurate sponsored 5-day trip on the American Angler started out fishing kelp patties for 20# yellowtail and school size yellowfin tuna. Day 1 finished with everyone catching near limits of both yellowtail and YFT. Day 2 was at Cedros. More 25-30# yellowtail and 5 white sea bass. Day 3 had us north of Cedros fishing in the same area as day 1. With all the passengers having as many yellowtail and YFT as they wanted, we went "trophy...

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How to Choose Your Next Reel

Working at Accurate we get daily calls from consumers on "Which reel will work best for me in my area". Here are a couple suggestions to help you in researching your next reel purchase. By answering the following questions listed below you should have a clearer idea of what reel will be better suit your fishing needs. What area do you live in and what are your targeted species? This is the first question we ask consumers. The diversity of fishing on...

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Fishing with the Family

Little Summer and Dad in the early years. Summer's fat Yellow from last week. Recently, I was fortunate enough to spend a few days fishing with my daughters who were home from college on break. I forgot how much fun it was to spend time on the boat with them enjoying what we love to do. They have been fishing since they could walk and truly enjoy the time on the water. All this is a result of investing time fishing with...

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Yellowtail on TwinSpin SR-20

Accurate ProStaffer, Sgt. Matt Elash, went fishing on a private boat Sunday, August 16 and had a great trip using the Accurate SR-20 to catch yellowtail ranging from 30 to 40 pounds. Matt said: "The reel was great for this class of fish. I have nothing but praise for this reel. Can't wait to get back on the water."  

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